This Sporting Life (1963)
"He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say."
ThumbScore
👍 78%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 96%
(RT: 96%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Rachel Roberts as Mrs. Margaret Hammond
Alan Badel as Gerald Weaver
William Hartnell as 'Dad' Johnson
Vanda Godsell as Mrs Anne Weaver
Anne Cunningham as Judith
Jack Watson as Len Miller
Is This Sporting Life good?
Most people think so. 78% audience score, estimated from 127 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 96%.
Overview
In early 1960s Northern England, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver. Wikipedia ↗
